I decided to pick my topic on teen suicide. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is the third leading cause of death in 15 to 24 year olds. The percentage of it is a growing health concern. This is a major problem especially to kids who suffer depression and go through tough obstacles. Why do teens commit suicide you may ask? Teens suffer pain either the hard way or “soft way”. They could be in terrible situations and not know what to do or say. Based on a study; teens who have been interviewed after a suicide attempt say that what causes them to attempt to kill themselves are the feelings of loneliness and hopelessness. They feel as if they don’t have a solution to it and the only way they could “escape” it is by attempting suicide. There are also factors which could also lead a teen into doing it. Those factors are different types of bullying or abuse. For example; cyberbullying, verbal, physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse are all possible leading factors to suicide. Teens are afraid to speak out and we believe the reason for that is because they don’t want to be known as ‘that person’ who snitches or rats someone out. What the culprits (bully) don’t understand is that words can emotionally impact someone. Name-calling or making fun of the victims life or family could easily trigger the wrong person. That’s why you need to watch what you say because you don’t know if that person is having a bad day or not. Teens think it is “cool” to do all this. It is most definitely not because once this “funny” situation turns into a crime investigation it all leads back to the culprit which in this case it’s the bully. Most teens do not spend time planning to kill themselves. They probably have thought about it or maybe even tried it in the past but only decide to do it after a horrible event that produces their intimate feelings to be gone or lost, such as being in an argument, getting in trouble, breaking up with your loved one, or receiving a low score on your test. The majority of teens who kill themselves have a mood disorder (depression). A mood disorder is an illness inside in your brain. It can come on suddenly or can be present on and off for most in a teenagers life. A teen that has this problem can experience it in one mood for weeks/months or it could flip from one feeling to another. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, each year 44,193 Americans die by suicide. On average, there are about 121 suicides per day. Men die by suicide three times as more often than women. In 2015, based on statistics, firearms were the most common method of death by suicide, accounting for a little less than half (50%) of all suicide deaths. After that, the next method was suffocation (including hangings) at 26% and poisoning at 15.4%. There is no complete count of each single suicide attempt in the US; however the CDC gathers data from hospitals across the country. It is said that about 495,000 people visited a hospital for injuries due to self-harm. This means that at least 12 people harm themselves for every reported death by suicide. Many suicide attempts, go unreported or untreated. Females ‘attempt suicide three times more often than males. Demographically, while males are more likely to die by suicide by 4 times, females attempt it 3 times as often as males. In 2016, twelfth-grade girls were less likely than ninth-grade girls to seriously consider or attempt suicide. Also, hispanic females were most likely to consider suicide than their white or black peers. Now there are many ways someone can try and prevent this from occurring. As a parent, you want to keep your child safe. Ensuring your child’s safety decided to pick my topic on teen suicide. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is the third leading cause of death in 15 to 24 year olds. The percentage of it is a growing health concern. This is a major problem especially to kids who suffer depression and go through tough obstacles. Why do teens commit suicide you may ask? Teens suffer pain either the hard way or “soft way”. They could be in terrible situations and not know what to do or say. Based on an study; teens who have been interviewed after a suicide attempt say that what causes them to attempt to kill themselves are the feelings of loneliness and hopelessness. They feel as if they don’t have a solution to it and the only way they could “escape” it is by attempting suicide. There are also factors which could also lead a teen into doing it. Those factors are different types of bullying. For example; cyberbullying, verbal, physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse are all possible leading factors to suicide. Teens are afraid to speak out and we believe the reason for that is because they don’t want to be known as ‘that person’ who snitches or rats someone out. What the culprits (bully) don’t understand is that words can emotionally impact someone. Name-calling or making fun of the victims life or family could easily trigger the wrong person. That’s why you need to watch what you say because you don’t know if that person is having a bad day or not. Teens think it is “cool” to do all this. It is most definitely not because once this “funny” situation turns into a crime investigation it all leads back to the culprit which in this case it’s the bully. Most teens do not spend time planning to kill themselves. They probably have thought about it or maybe even tried it in the past but only decide to do it after a horrible event that produces their intimate feelings to be gone or lost, such as being in an argument, getting in trouble, breaking up with your loved one, or receiving a low score on your test. The majority of teens who kill themselves have a mood disorder (depression). A mood disorder is an illness inside in your brain. It can come on suddenly or can be present on and off for most in a teenagers life. A teen that has this problem can experience it in one mood for weeks/months or it could flip from one feeling to another. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, each year 44,193 Americans die by suicide. On average, there are about 121 suicides per day. Men die by suicide three times as more often than women. In 2015, based on statistics, firearms were the most common method of death by suicide, accounting for a little less than half (50%) of all suicide deaths. After that, the next method was suffocation (including hangings) at 26% and poisoning at 15.4%. There is no complete count of each single suicide attempt in the US; however the CDC gathers data from hospitals across the country. It is said that about 495,000 people visited a hospital for injuries due to self-harm. This means that at least 12 people harm themselves for every reported death by suicide. Many suicide attempts, go unreported or untreated. Females ‘attempt suicide three times more often than males. Demographically, while males are more likely to die by suicide by 4 times, females attempt it 3 times as often as males. In 2016, twelfth-grade girls were less likely than ninth-grade girls to seriously consider or attempt suicide. Hispanic females, in fact, were most likely to consider suicide than their white or black peers. Now there are many ways someone can try and prevent this from occurring. As a parent, you want to keep your child safe. Ensuring your child’s safety begins with recognizing the causes and factors that put your child at risk for suicide.y begins with recognizing the causes and factors that put your child at risk for suicide. Doctors put out these factors specifically for parents. Here are some stress factors; ‘past suicide attempt(s), mental health issues such as depression, physical illness, family suicide history, drug or alcohol abuse, feeling hopeless, social issues, loss or lack interaction, loss of relationship, or conflict with parent.’ But having these risk factors does not mean your child will try and commit suicide. However, it does mean your child has a higher risk of suicide than other teens. There isn’t a medicine for suicide. But there are ways you can help someone from them thinking about or doing it. If you’re a parent, talk with your child’s doctor about treatment. A psychologist can give professional advice for your child. They know what to do and put them in a calm state of thought. Getting help immediately and/or supporting that victim will definitely decrease the chances of them from doing it. Help is everywhere and it is never wrong to ask for some.